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Net 213 Policy Primer
- 1. Net 213 Policy PrimerChea Hwey Yea
- 2. How long did it take you to register your Twitter account?
- 3. Not very long, I’m sure.
- 4. Did you happen to read through their Terms of Service (ToS)?https://twitter.com/tos
- 5. If you did, good for you!
- 6. If you didn't, oh boy, are you missing out!
- 7. That's because they explain...
- 8. who owns your tweets, and…lumaxart.com
- 9. how your privacy is protectedlumaxart.com
- 10. Let's put Twitter’s ToS under the microscopelumaxart.com
- 11. Twitter’s ToS: Copyright & OwnershipA summary…
- 12. 1. You own what you post on their service. Therefore… lumaxart.com
- 13. 2. You are solely responsible for what you tweet, not Twitter.lumaxart.com
- 14. 3. By using their services, Twitter is authorized to publish your tweets.lumaxart.com
- 15. That means, they can do anything they want with it and they don’t have to pay you to use it.lumaxart.com
- 16. 4. You also agree to allow Twitter to share your tweets with other entitieslumaxart.com
- 17. What does this mean to you?
- 18. You are held accountable for what you post.
- 19. In March 09, Courtney Love tweeted about how she was overcharged for custom clothing.http://bit.ly/suedfortweet
- 20. The designer wasn’t pleased, so Courtney got sued. (Gardner, 2009)http://bit.ly/suedfortweet
- 21. In July 09, a woman from Chicago tweeted to her 20 followers about the mold in her apartmenthttp://bit.ly/ewwmold
- 22. "Who said sleeping in a moldy apartment was bad for you? Horizon realty thinks it's okay.“(Masnick, 2009)http://bit.ly/ewwmold
- 24. Of course, there’s the question of the extent to which one can be defamed, all within 140 characters or less (Gardner, 2009).
- 25. But I guess it would probably be a good idea to not do these on Twitter: defame someoneimplicate yourself in criminal activitiesmaking death threatsand anything that could get you in trouble
- 26. You grant Twitter a license to publish your tweets
- 27. By submitting tweets to Twitter, “you grant [Twitter] a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license (with the right to sublicense) to…
- 28. “… use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display and distribute” your tweets anywhere.
- 29. It “includes the right for Twitter to make such Content available to other companies, organizations or individuals who partner with Twitter…
- 30. “… for the syndication, broadcast, distribution or publication of such Content on other media and services, subject to [Twitter’s] terms and conditions for such Content use.”
- 31. I’m aware you lot are a creative bunch. lumaxart.com
- 32. But if you find your tweets being used elsewhere…lumaxart.com
- 33. know that it may not necessarily be an infringement of your copyright.lumaxart.com
- 34. Twitter may have sublicensed it to them.lumaxart.com
- 35. But it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be aware of your rights.
- 36. What you can ask, and what they should do, is to credit you as the owner of the content.lumaxart.com
- 37. Like what they’re doing at Twitter Tees.http://twitter.threadless.com
- 38. Twitter TeesTweets printed on tees. A project by Threadless and Twitter.http://twitter.threadless.com/about
- 42. Twitter’s ToS: Privacy PolicyA summary…https://twitter.com/privacy
- 43. 1. It’s okay for them to collect personally identifiable information about youlumaxart.com
- 44. 2. It’s okay for them to log your browsing activitieslumaxart.com
- 45. 3. It’s okay for them to sell or share your information with third parties…lumaxart.com
- 46. which includes; mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations; sale of assets; or bankruptcy…lumaxart.com
- 47. What does this mean to you?
- 48. It’s okay for them to sell or share your information with third parties…
- 49. Twitter’s policy doesn’t require them to inform users, should they decide to sell your information. lumaxart.comlumaxart.com
- 50. However, it states that you can opt out of the transfer, if…lumaxart.com
- 51. the buyer’s use of your information were substantially different from Twitter’s policy.lumaxart.com
- 52. What I’m puzzled about is…lumaxart.com
- 53. how likely is it, that you would be aware of how your information was going to be used…lumaxart.com
- 54. much less be at the ready to opt out of the transfer,lumaxart.com
- 55. if Twitter isn’t obligated to notify you?lumaxart.com
- 56. It’s okay for them to collect personally identifiable information about you and log your browsing activities
- 57. Twitter’s policy doesn’t stipulate how long they can store your information.lumaxart.com
- 58. months, days, years, forever…lumaxart.com
- 59. In the event of a security breach, you could be compromised.
- 60. All the data they have compiled under your username would’ve been exposed.
- 61. More often than not, these information can reveal a lot about someone.Even their identity.(Barbarro & Zeller Jr., 2006)
- 62. Studies show that people don’t seem to value their privacy as much, on the internet.(Goettke & Christiana ,2007; Introna, 1997)
- 63. A man tweeted about how he was leaving for a holiday spot, faraway from his home.http://bit.ly/ransacked
- 64. When his trip ended, he found his home burglarized. (Allen, 2009)http://bit.ly/ransacked
- 65. It’s not just about Twitter knowing too much about you,
- 66. it’s also about putting too much information out there.
- 67. Be aware of your privacy.
- 68. I hope I’ve highlighted a few things that could be useful to you, and…lumaxart.com
- 69. prompted you to think about how you would want your information handled and protected.lumaxart.com
- 70. Thank you for watching. Chea Hweylumaxart.com
- 71. References:Allen, A. W. (2009). Could Twittering about your vacation put your home at risk? USA Today. Retrieved October 2, 2009, from http://bit.ly/burglarized
- 72. Barbarro, M. & Zeller Jr., T. (2006). A face is exposed for AOL searcher no. 4417749. The New York Times. Retrieved October 3, 2009, from http://bit.ly/aoluserexposed
- 73. Gardner, E. (2009). Courtney Love becomes first celebrity sued for Twitter defamation. Retrieved October 2, 2009, from http://bit.ly/courtneysuedReferences:Goettke, R., & Christiana, J. (2007). Privacy and Online Social Networking Websites. Computer Science 199r: Special Topics in Computer Science Computation and Society: Privacy andTechnology. Retrieved October 2, 2009, from http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/cs199r/fp/RichJoe.pdf Introna, L.D. (1997). Privacy and the computer: why we need privacy in the information society. Metaphilosophy. 28(3), 259-75.
- 74. Masnick, M. (2009). Sued Over Twitter Message? Can You Defame Someone In 140 Characters Or Less? Techdirt. Retrieved October 2,References:2009, from http://bit.ly/moldyroomTwitter Privacy Policy. (2007). Retrieved September 30, 2009, from https://twitter.com/privacy
- 75. Twitter Terms of Service. (2009). Retrieved September 30, 2009, from http://twitter.com/terms
- 76. Twitter Tees. (n.d.). Retrieved October 2, 2009, from http://twitter.threadless.com/